5 Responses to “July 28th vs. The Twins”

1. JJay Says:
   July 28th, 2005 at 3:35 pm

   I’m glad your feeling was inaccurate

   6-3 Yankees.

   Yankees win…Theeeeeeeeeeee Yankees WIN!

2. Steve Lombardi Says:
   July 28th, 2005 at 3:51 pm

   They can thank Cano, Sheff, and Small for the “W” today.

   I never saw this effort coming from Small.

   I was pretty close on the runs for the Yankees: guessed 4/5 and it was actually six. But, I never saw Small going seven.

   I figured 5 from him, giving up a couple, maybe three, and then the middle pen being good for their usual 2 to 3 allowed.

   By Small going long enough to get to Gordon and Mo, he saved the game, IMHO.

   I’ll take the win. This was a nice one to get.

3. Joel Says:
   July 28th, 2005 at 4:20 pm

   A very good win.

   Scott Proctor (and all the minor league pitchers for that matter) should be locked in a room and forced to watch Small’s performance again and again and again.

   Good things happen when you throw strikes and challenge guys to hit you–even when you have mediocre stuff. As Jim Kaat has said on more than one occassion, even in batting practice guys make out after out on fastballs grooved for them.

4. JohnnyC Says:
   July 28th, 2005 at 11:21 pm

   Joel, the other thing Kaat keeps repeating, I think, is even more to the point: Small does not routinely throw sliders in 2 strike counts. He challenges hitters with well-placed fastballs or bamboozles them with change-ups. No down and over the plate hanging 85 mph sliders when the batter HAS TO MAKE CONTACT. Small can throw strikes and challenge hitters with an 87 mph fastball. Yes, lock Proctor et al. in a room with a TV to watch Small’s performance. Just keep Mel out of that room.

5. Raf Says:
   July 29th, 2005 at 12:10 pm

   Well, you gotta change speeds SOMETIME

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